Windows Audio Device Graph Isolation [audiodg.exe] MEMORY LEAK - EATS OUT 60-85% of CPU

Hello,
I've updated, 2 days ago, from Win 8 to Win 8.1 Pro and this memory leak problem that has occurred to me previously in other Win versions has arrived again. Didn't upgrade from boot, just from the desktop. Cleaned up the previous Windows installations and all
that jazz that was inherent to Windows updates. Tried to fix this problem with the normal method of disabling the enhancements at the playback device but they are gone.
My drivers are all up to date and have a Conexant SmartAudio HD sound platform.
Thanks in advance for any sort of help.

I maybe got a solution for this... (Worked for me)
I
Right-click the speaker icon in the lower right corner.
Select Playback Devices from the menu. A list of devices should appear on the screen.
Double-click the device that has a green checkmark. The properties windows for that device should open.
Click the Enhancements tab at the top.
From the list of enhancements, uncheck all of them, or click the Disable all enhancements checkbox.
Click the OK button to save your changes and close the window.
Click OK to close the Playback Devices window.
Please reply if that helped you :-)

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